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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-25
st. TaMmanu farmer.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Council HALL,
Cov1SGroN. La, May 26, 1887. I
A special meeting of the Council
w6s held on the above date.
Present-E. r. Randolph, Mayor;
E. Frederick, v. blanche, J.
Pechon, H. J. Smith. Jas. Taylor.
On motion, the reading Of the
minutes of the last meeting was
dispensed with,
The Mayor then announced that
the meeting was called for the pur-
pose of considering a petition OF
the citizens of Covington, as fol-
lows:
CONVICTION, La, May 25, 1887.
To the honorable Mayor and members OF
the Board of Aldermen of the town
of Covington. State of Louisiana:
Gentlemen--We the undersigned
residents and taxpayers of said
town respectfully represent that
. the firm of Poitevent 4 Favre have
built a railroad from Pearl River
Station. on the Northeastern Rail
road, to within a few Diles Of this
town; that your petitioners regard
1t as necessary TO the prosperity Of
Covington that said railroad should
be extended to our town. We
therefore pray that q special cleo.
ton be ordered. to submit to the
property taxpayers OF Covington
the question of levying a special ia,
of five mills on the dollar. on the
taxable property of our town, fol
the period of ten years. in aid Of
the Poitevent & Favre East Louisi.
ana Railroad. or any other railroad
company connecting Covinetor
with said road, in case the said
road shall! be extended into this
town.
e. r. Randolph, J. NJ. Giesen,
II. Brennan, W. g. kentzeI.
Paul j. Dulion, VIM. Brennan,
j. NJ. Thompson, F. A. Guyol,
Ed. II. Doyle, w. i. Cook,
i. Julius Heintz, w. c. Morgan,
nj. H. Talley, w. +. Hosmer,
+. III. Damiens, Isaac Evans,
Cbas. Hcintz, j. Il. Smith,
w. Kennedy. T. b. Martindale
L. Wehrli, Jr., j. Cahier,
Z. Domergue. T. Frederick,
John Theobald, A. Frederick.
III. J. Smith, j. r. Hosmer,
Jules Pechon, John H. Benson
VIM. Badon, VIM. q. Warren
On motion. the prayer of tn
above petitioners was granted. an,
an ordinance passed ordering al
selection to take the sense of th
people on said tax.
The Council then adjourned.
f. II. RANDOLPH. Mayor.
W. G. KESrzEL. Secretary.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-25
ARTICLE FOURTH.

The corporate powers Of this company
shall be vested in and exercised by (
Board of Directors, composed Of ten
stockholders of the corporation, five oi
whom shall constitute a quorum, and
their actions shall be valid corporate
act; the said Board shall be elected in
the manner following: The first Board
of Directors shall be composed Of George
Q. Whitney, Atwood Violet. Cha rles L.
Black, L. l.. Airey, James Al. Thomp-
son. Isidore Hernsheim, L. A. Burke,
G. NJ. Soria. J. A. Favre and w. F. Hos
mer, who shall elect from their own
mum Der President and two Vice Presi.
dents. and shall appoint such other Off
GERS "a they may deem proper.
Said Board Of Directors shall continue
in Office until the third Monday in Janu-
ary. 1883. after which time Board OF
ten Directors shall be elected annually.
on the third Monday in January Of en- eli
year. The first election to lie held IN
der this charter shall take place on the
third Monday in January, A. d. 1855.
The election for Directors shall be by
ballot, and the majority in amount Of
stockholders voting shall elect. The
Directors shall. ut their first meeting af.
ter their election. elect q President ana
two Vice Presidents from their own
number. az / may at any time appoint
such other officers and agents as t,.y
may deem proper, who shall hold Office
during the pleasure Of the Board Of Di-
rectors. The Board Of Directors shall
give at least ten days notice in one or
more Of the newspapers published in
the city of New Orleans, Of the election
for Directors. and shall appoint thrs .
stockholders to preside at such cleo ton.
and in the event Of tl.eir failure to pre-
side as commissioners of election, the
President shall by appointment ill the
vacancy. Any failure. from any cause
whatever, to elect Directors on the day
named for tina. purpose. shall not dis
solve this corporation, but the Directors
then in Office. as we'll as the President
and Vice Presidents. shall hold over
until their successors are chosen. In
the event Of no election taking place on
the day above mentioned, the President
shall cause another election to be hell
within thirty days thereafter. and shall
give notice thereof as hereinbafore nro-
vi led for. At every meeting each stock.
holder shall be entitled TO one vote for
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-25
LAND OFFICE. NEW ORLEANS, La, !
May 10, 1857. (

Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has fled notice OF mis-
intention to make final proof in sup
port Of his claim. and that said proof
will be made before the judge, or in his
Nbsence the clerk of the district court.
at Covington, La. on Wednesday, Jul.
6, 1857, viz:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-25
HENRY LEWIS.

Who made homestead entry No. 55.S.
for the north half of the northeast
quarter Of section 1, township s. souh.
and east half of the southeast quarter
Of section 33. township z, south range
Ii east. 81. Helena meridian.
He names the following witnesses 70
prove his continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said land. viz:
Edward Welch, j. N. Crawford, John
J. kennedy and rhos. Crawford, all OF
st. TammaIy parish. In.
my2S ct THos. j. BUTLER. Register.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-25
Land Office. New Orleans. La, ]
May 81, 1857.

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing named settler has fled notice Of
his intention to make final proof in
support of his claim, and that said
proof will be Inade before the Judge, or
in his absence the Clerk Of tn e District
Court, at Covincton, La, on Thursday
July IL. 1887. viz:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-06-25
MARY RING,

WIDOW OF Joan hihS, Nece0seo.
Who made homestead entry No. $3.50.
for the west half of the southeast
quarter. and southwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 8, town.
ship 6, south range II east, st. Helena
meridian.
She names the following witnesses TO
prove her continuous residence upon
and cultivation of said lani. viz:
Samuel Davis, Archie Cook, Charles
Strattman and Robert Davis, all Of
st. Tammany parish, La.
my21 1T THos. j. BUTLER. Register.
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1Miscel lIaneul1s.
THREE PRICES, $25. 8f5. 55.

At every price the greatest value. Noth- ing on the face of the Globe to compare with them.
 At the first price, S25, twenty are new lots of young mems and gentlemen's suits, the finest that be gotten up, man ufactured from imported and the best Amer ican cheviots, eorkserews, fancy worsteds and cassimeres. There's large variety of shades and patterns made four-button cuta- way froek, Prince Albert and Sack Ner- chant tailors get s42 to $55 for the same goods made to measure. Try us before or dering a suit made.
 At the second price, SIS, we shall sell about 800 mems and young mems suits; coats cut in all the new shapes; every gar ment made this season; twenty eight differ ent lots and styles and every one $500 to $500 under regular prices. $20, $22 and $23 would be but fair prices for our fifteen-dollar suits. We have big stock of fine suits and have decided to cut prices now.
 At the third price $5, we offer some- thing for the boys. Not few small lots of broken sizes but forty-two new lots of fine and strictly all-wool suits in sizes to it boys to 14 years. We are making leader of boys $500 suits and we shall sell big lots that are worth s6.5O, $7.50, $500 and $s.50 all for $500. There's light and dark colors made Norfolk, narrow plaits with and with out belts, Box plaits and plain. They are elegant suits, stylish and handsome, and you will say so when you see them.
 Other Boys suits $1.00 to $22.
 Other Mems suits $6 50 to S30
 I97 S6.5O blues sold last week.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05
Thursday, May 5, 1887.
MODERN PROGRESS.

The facts of crime in France have been carefully kept and arranged since 1926, and it is therefore possible to draw some interest ing and important conclusions from them. This NJ. d Haussonyille has done.
 Since 1926 the population of France has increased slowly. It was then about 31 ,000, 900. It is now little over 3S, 100000. Of trials for murder there were on the average, during the five years beginning with 1926, 229 per annum in France, while during the five years ending 1884 the annual number was about 800 Of what are termed crimes against morals there was an annual average of 136 in the half decade of half a century ago, and an annual average of 791 in the recent half decade. In other crimes of high or der against person and property the annual average was formerly S72, but has recenly been ,602. In the smaller offences which cannot be classed great crimes, coming they dc before what are called the correc- tional tribunals, the annual average early in the century was less than 120, ,000 trials, but this number has gradually increased, until in 1884 it had grown to the great number of 1855, ,000, although in the interval there had been great diminution in certain classes of criminal offences against the administrative government, such smuggling, failure to pay taxes. killing of game or stealing of wood in the national forests. Yet the of fences of more serious kind have in- creased et rapid rate. NJ. d Haussonville says: Great acts of criminality have ap- parently doubled in number and little acts of eriminality quadrupled.
 This is not very encouraging to believer in modern progress" M. d. Haussonville does not hesitate to assert that modern prog ress is, in one sense, the cause of this melan- choly change. During the last fifty years the civilized world has been made very lively by inventions, by great scientific discoveries and great political movements. Perhaps this general stirring up of things has caused much of the increase of crime which has been noticed in France, and which would very likely be found in other civilized coun- tries. By and by perhaps there will be civil iZation enough to decrease criufe
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05

with slippery hitch, so we found the wagon, but no team. The intelligent mustangs, con cluding that we were not to return that night, and finding themselves free had quietly trot. ted back to Monterey. Here was a pretty how do you do. Four starving men, so weary that it was painful to put one leg be- fore the other, planted ten miles from food to shelter. If there had been a match in the crowd we would have kindled fire and had our trout al fresco. But the smokers had used up all the lights and we were not hun gry enough to eat raw fish. So we trudged wearily along, taking the coast trail as the shortest and the one with which we were best acquainted. Before we had quite done mile we saw light ahead, and soon came upon cabin just on the beach, not many yards above high-water mark.
 "We've got to take chances on this mans hospitality" said the leader. q am so worn out I am willing to rob the house if the own CT will not give us shelter"
 He was unanimously elected upon the strength of this speech to go ahead and in- terview the owner of the cabin. We re- mained behind and watched with anxiety the result of our ambassadors negotiations We saw the door open responsive to his sum- mons, and stream of hospitable light reached far out upon the wet sands. After few minutes cheery s'Come along boys, it is all right" brought us to the cabin on the double quick. We were received and welcomed by a stout, tall old man, whose accent at once revealed his French nationali- ty. He greeted us politely, and we knew in a moment that whatever had brought him to this old hermitage, he was person of intel Hgence and refinement.
 You are fortunate, gentlemen" he said. II have not yet dined. have just returned from fishing"
 Then he kindled fire in small stove, se- lected large sole, dusted it with bread crumbs, put it in baking dish with butter, wine and bunch of sweet herbs, chatting volubly all the time. As soon as the fish was on he went to the locker and took out nice young hare, all skinned and ready for cooking. The hair he set on gridiron over the now red coals. Then he set rough ta- ble with plates, knives, etc., and began the preparation of a salad. In just thirty min utes from the time we entered that hut SUD- per was ready. And 1 have seldom eaten a better one The fish was deiciously cooked the whiH of wine and sweet herbs that selu- ted ones nostrils when it was taken from the oven made one's mouth water. Then came for entree earthen-ware pot of kidneys, which had been cooked the morning before. Then the hare, with special sauce, then the salad and piece of good cheese, all washed down with some bottles of good California red wine. After this pot of fragrant, in- vigorating coffee, and when we had lit our pipes and returned thanks to our host, we unanimously declared we had never eaten a more unique or delightful dinner. Here in- deed was high art in the wilderness. There was no romance about our host. He was ex- perimenting with a machine for separating gold from black sand, and there being no place to stop in the neighhorhood had put up this hut. But he was a Frenchman and he knew how to cook.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05

and foreign land grabbers than injury to liquor dealers and benefit to society,"

Theodore Baker, now under sentence of death at Springer, New Mexico, has an inter esting and unusual history. He has already been hanged once, and this circumstance has caused thousands of people to petition for a communication in his case. Soon after the murder of which he has been convicted he was seized by mob and lynched, but the sheriff at Springer cut him down and conveyed his remains to the jail, where successful effort at resuseitation was made. The second night the prisoner was conveyed to Santa Fe, where he fingered In weak physical and mental condition for several weeks. Then an im- provement began, and when he was restored to health he was placed on trial and duly convicted. Baker has graphically described his sensations while hanging, and it is under stood that he has serious objections to under going the experience again.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05
AnERmIr FROM PARIS.
How He AgreeabIy Surprised Pafty
 of Fishermen.

of Fishermen.
 Letter to the Sacramento Bee.1
 I remember last year in Monterey meeting a curious adventure in this line. A party of us. four in number, had been fishing on the Carmel river. The sport was good, the trout biting hungrily, so it was quite dark before we returned to the place where we had left the team. But to our dismay the man who had taken out the horses had staked them
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Arbor day is now observed in twenty States. It is useful institution.
 The San Francisco Call thinks a second term would add nothing to MT. Cleveland's fame. Perhaps not, but it is evident that MT. Cleveland means to run the risk of not having any more fame if he is allowed to by f71
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05

It is going the rounds that telephone girl in Kansas won a rich merchant for husband because he was captivated by her sweet voice. Probably she hadn't been long enough in the business to have her voice and her disposition soured.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05

In the case against the New England firm charged with importing velvet workers under contract a witness, in describing the nature of the work, incidentally said that for every one hundred yards of velveteen woman cuts and finishes she walks, by actual measure ment, one hundred and nineteen miles.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-05
QUAKER BITTERS. vEeE7 PYRE 2

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Newspapers in St. Albans, Vermont, and in Lowell, Massachusetts, are complaining of the nuisance of scattering handbills and other advertising papers in the streets. It is a nuisance in all cities, and is waste of money by those who pay to have it done. There are few poorer methods of advertis- ing
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
STORIES OF PASSES ,
INCIDENTS BROUGHT TO LIGHT BY THE
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.

INCIDENTS BROUGHT To LIGHT BY The
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
Boston Transcript.
az would like q pass to New York, if
you please. 1 believe you are permitted
to give passes to the clerical profess
sion?"
eyes; the Interstate bill gives US that
privilege, believe. You are member
of that profession! Yes? What manner
Writes out the pass and hands 1t to the
applicant with a gracious bow And
where do you preach, Mr.. Blande?'
"Preach? l don't preach anywhere"
"But you said you were clergyman"
"Not l. l said I was a member of the
clerical profession. Clerk down in Ju-
lep's saloon. Call round and see US.
Glad to recIprocate. Solong."
Rochester Democrat: 81 tell you
some funny things are brought
about by this new law affecting
the pass SYSTEM" said a pepu-
lar conductor of the Buffalo, New York
and Philadelphia Railway. "Yester-
day when 1 entered the car to take
up tickets l noticed an old fell
low in the back of the car who had
grown gray under the pass system, and
| Just waited impatiently to get to
him and refuse to accept his pass.
Well, 1 had all my fun in advance,
for he didn't offer any pass at all.
He fumbled around in nervous sort
of way in every pocket, and finally tished
out ticket dated February %, 1877"
Omaha Republican: The Union Pacific
is already beginning to find out what e
sad mistake has been committed. Re-
plies to General Passenger Agent MoOre's
letter sent out last week are coming in,
and such q weeping and wailing no man
ever heard. One Nebraska quiIl-driver
writes:
"DEAR SIR-As per your request, re-
turn to you pass P, 1866. 1 hand it over
to you in all the virgin freshness which
blessed it when it came into my hands.
1t has never been stained by travel nor
appalled, by the gaze of scrutiniZing and
suspicious conductors. Don't you
think, my dear Mr.. Moore, that
it is pity for a pass so young,
so full of hope and promise, to die
so mute and inglorious? I surrender it
with good deal of regret, for 1 had in
tended, some time this season, to cool my
fevered brow N the refreshing breezes of
the great Rockies, the best and greatest
Of which understood to be penetrated
by your highly esteemed, but now Ito
me- wholly valueless line of railroad"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
A Branch Business.

TIE gentlemen who went to Texarkans
to submit propositions to the st. Louis,
Arkansas and Texas have returned with
out any definite information as to the re-
suit of their trip. 1t has all along been
the opinion of the people that the road
did not want to come to this city because
it would have to compete with other great
roads, and that it preferred going to town
where it would not have such competition.
Besides this, it has been the opinion that
the road is not SO much after business as
it is after miles of road and the bonds
that could be raised on them. All this
may be a mistake, and if it is mistake
the road will come to Dallas. If it seeks
business it will not run within sixteen
miles of business, and to pass Dallas il
goes within that distance of it. Dallas is
business.-TDallas Times.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-09
SPORTING.
Preparing for the Derby.

LOUISVILLE, KY, May S.-The Haggin
delegation came in to-day. Stables are
arriving by every train. There will be
more than 500 horses, aud fifteen or more
to start the Derby. RightaWav went
east with part of Browns stable, and as
the Duke Of Bourbon was debarred, that
leaves but one to represent the PittSburg
stable. The PROBABLE starters will be
GOllah, jim Gore, Pendennis, KhartOum,
Jacobin, Montrose, LiorettO, Squeban-
burg, Iusolence, OffiIlus and Banchloke
1t is supposed both Montana, Regent and
Volante will enter the second race, dash
of one and one-quarter mile, on the first
day.
The grounds and track are in perfect
condition, and no Derby since the insu-
gural one has been so open or has Gre
ated more general interest. The eyes OF
the racing world are now turned to Louis
vile, as the Derby here is g race to test
of the merits as to threa-year- olds.
Goliah and Jim Gore are the favorites
with the knowing ones. Lexington has
given but slight clue and Nashville yirtu-
ally none. 1t is probable race of one
and one-half miles will be made up for
Mon tana, Regent and Volante. Every
thing points to grand meeting.